People who died on March 20 90
Cuthbert
d. 687 (b. 634)
Cuthbert, Northumbrian (English) monk, bishop, and saint (b. 634)
Wulfram of Sens
d. 703
Wulfram, archbishop of Sens
Alfonso II of Asturias
d. 842 (b. 759)
Alfonso II, king of Asturias (Spain) (b. 759)
Ebbo
d. 851
Ebbo, archbishop of Reims
Taira no Kiyomori
d. 1181 (b. 1118)
Taira no Kiyomori, Japanese general (b. 1118)
Pope Clement III
d. 1191 (b. 1130)
Pope Clement III (b. 1130)
Hermann von Salza
d. 1239 (b. 1179)
Hermann von Salza, German knight and diplomat (b. 1179)
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Ralph Walpole
d. 1302
Ralph Walpole, Bishop of Norwich
Muhammad bin Tughluq
d. 1351
Muhammad bin Tughluq, Sultan of Delhi
Henry IV of England
d. 1413 (b. 1367)
Henry IV of England (d. 1413)
Sigismund I of Lithuania
d. 1440
Sigismund I of Lithuania
Georges Chastellain
d. 1475
Georges Chastellain, Burgundian chronicler and poet
Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley
d. 1549 (b. 1508)
Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley, English general and politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (b. 1508)
Albert, Duke of Prussia
d. 1568 (b. 1490)
Albert, Duke of Prussia, last Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (d. 1568)
Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor
d. 1619 (b. 1557)
Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1619)
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Augustyn Kordecki
d. 1673 (b. 1603)
Augustyn Kordecki, Polish monk (b. 1603)
Maria of Orange-Nassau (1642-1688)
d. 1688 (b. 1642)
Maria of Orange-Nassau (d. 1688)
Isaac Newton
d. 1726 (b. 1643)
Isaac Newton, English mathematician and physicist (d. 1727)
Adrienne Lecouvreur
d. 1730 (b. 1692)
Adrienne Lecouvreur, French actress (d. 1730)
Nicolas de Largillière
d. 1746 (b. 1656)
Nicolas de Largillière, French painter and academic (d. 1746)
Benjamin Truman
d. 1780 (b. 1699)
Benjamin Truman, English brewer and businessman (b. 1699)
William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield
d. 1793 (b. 1705)
William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield, Scottish judge and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (b. 1705)
Louis Léopold Robert
d. 1835 (b. 1794)
Louis Léopold Robert, French painter (d. 1835)
James Justinian Morier
d. 1849 (b. 1780)
James Justinian Morier, Turkish-English author and diplomat (b. 1780)
Joseph Aspdin
d. 1855 (b. 1788)
Joseph Aspdin, English businessman (b. 1788)
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Yamanami Keisuke
d. 1865 (b. 1833)
Yamanami Keisuke, Japanese samurai (b. 1833)
Hans Christian Lumbye
d. 1874 (b. 1810)
Hans Christian Lumbye, Danish composer and conductor (d. 1874)
Julius Robert von Mayer
d. 1878 (b. 1814)
Julius Robert von Mayer, German physician and physicist (b. 1814)
Lajos Kossuth
d. 1894 (b. 1802)
Lajos Kossuth, Hungarian journalist, lawyer, and politician, Governor-President of Hungary (d. 1894)
Apollon Maykov
d. 1897 (b. 1821)
Apollon Maykov, Russian poet and playwright (d. 1897)
Franz Ritter von Hauer
d. 1899 (b. 1822)
Franz Ritter von Hauer, Austrian geologist and curator (d. 1899)
Friedrich Amelung
d. 1909 (b. 1842)
Friedrich Amelung, Estonian-German historian, businessman and composer (d. 1909)
Lewis A. Grant
d. 1918 (b. 1828)
Lewis A. Grant, American lawyer and general, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1918)
George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
d. 1925 (b. 1859)
George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, English politician, 35th Governor-General of India (d. 1925)
Ferdinand Foch
d. 1929 (b. 1851)
Ferdinand Foch, French field marshal and theorist (d. 1929)
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Arthur F. Andrews
d. 1930 (b. 1876)
Arthur F. Andrews, American cyclist (b. 1876)
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Hermann Müller (politician)
d. 1931 (b. 1876)
Hermann Müller, German journalist and politician, 12th Chancellor of Germany (d. 1931)
Giuseppe Zangara
d. 1933 (b. 1900)
Giuseppe Zangara, Italian-American assassin of Anton Cermak (d. 1933)
Alfred Ploetz
d. 1940 (b. 1860)
Alfred Ploetz, German physician, biologist, and eugenicist (d. 1940)
Dorothy Campbell
d. 1945 (b. 1883)
Dorothy Campbell, Scottish-American golfer (d. 1945)
Amadeus William Grabau
d. 1946 (b. 1870)
Amadeus William Grabau, American-Chinese geologist, paleontologist, and academic (b. 1870)
Sigurd Wallén
d. 1947 (b. 1884)
Sigurd Wallén, Swedish actor and director (d. 1947)
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Hjalmar Väre
d. 1952 (b. 1892)
Hjalmar Väre, Finnish cyclist (b. 1892)
Adegoke Adelabu
d. 1958 (b. 1915)
Adegoke Adelabu, Nigerian merchant, journalist, and politician (b. 1915)
Brendan Behan
d. 1964 (b. 1923)
Brendan Behan, Irish rebel, poet, and playwright (d. 1964)
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Daniel Frank (athlete)
d. 1965 (b. 1882)
Daniel Frank, American long jumper (b. 1882)
Johnny Morrison (baseball)
d. 1966 (b. 1895)
Johnny Morrison, American baseball player (b. 1895)
Carl Theodor Dreyer
d. 1968 (b. 1889)
Carl Theodor Dreyer, Danish director and screenwriter (d. 1968)
Henri Longchambon
d. 1969 (b. 1896)
Henri Longchambon, French lawyer and politician (d. 1969)
Falih Rıfkı Atay
d. 1971 (b. 1894)
Falih Rıfkı Atay, Turkish journalist and politician (b. 1894)
Marilyn Maxwell
d. 1972 (b. 1921)
Marilyn Maxwell, American actress (d. 1972)
Chet Huntley
d. 1974 (b. 1911)
Chet Huntley, American journalist (b. 1911)
Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham
d. 1977 (b. 1909)
Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham, English cricketer and politician, 9th Governor-General of New Zealand (d. 1977)
Terukuni Manzō
d. 1977 (b. 1919)
Terukuni Manzō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 38th Yokozuna (d. 1977)
Jacques Brugnon
d. 1978 (b. 1895)
Jacques Brugnon, French tennis player (d. 1978)
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Gerry Bertier
d. 1981 (b. 1953)
Gerry Bertier, American football player (d. 1981)
Ivan Matveyevich Vinogradov
d. 1983 (b. 1891)
Ivan Matveyevich Vinogradov, Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1983)
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Maurice Cloche
d. 1990 (b. 1907)
Maurice Cloche, French director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1990)
Lev Yashin
d. 1990 (b. 1929)
Lev Yashin, Russian footballer (b. 1929)
Georges Delerue
d. 1992 (b. 1925)
Georges Delerue, French composer (b. 1925)
Polykarp Kusch
d. 1993 (b. 1911)
Polykarp Kusch, German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1993)
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Lewis Grizzard
d. 1994 (b. 1946)
Lewis Grizzard, American writer and humorist (b. 1946)
V. S. Pritchett
d. 1997 (b. 1900)
V. S. Pritchett, English short story writer, essayist, and critic (b. 1900)
Patrick Heron
d. 1999 (b. 1920)
Patrick Heron, British painter (d. 1999)
Gene Eugene
d. 2000 (b. 1961)
Gene Eugene, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1961)
Luis Alvarado
d. 2001 (b. 1949)
Luis Alvarado, Puerto Rican-American baseball player (d. 2001)
Juliana of the Netherlands
d. 2004 (b. 1909)
Juliana of the Netherlands (d. 2004)
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Pierre Sévigny
d. 2004 (b. 1917)
Pierre Sévigny, Canadian colonel, academic, and politician (d. 2004)
Armand Lohikoski
d. 2005 (b. 1912)
Armand Lohikoski, American-Finnish actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2005)
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Raynald Fréchette
d. 2007 (b. 1933)
Raynald Fréchette, Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1933)
Taha Yassin Ramadan
d. 2007 (b. 1938)
Taha Yassin Ramadan, Iraqi politician, Vice President of Iraq (b. 1938)
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Hawa Yakubu
d. 2007 (b. 1948)
Hawa Yakubu, Ghanaian politician (b. 1948)
Ai (poet)
d. 2010 (b. 1947)
Ai, American poet and academic (b. 1947)
Girija Prasad Koirala
d. 2010 (b. 1924)
Girija Prasad Koirala, Indian-Nepalese politician, 30th Prime Minister of Nepal (b. 1924)
Stewart Udall
d. 2010 (b. 1920)
Stewart Udall, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 37th United States Secretary of the Interior (d. 2010)
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Johnny Pearson
d. 2011 (b. 1925)
Johnny Pearson, English pianist, conductor, and composer (b. 1925)
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Lincoln Hall (climber)
d. 2012 (b. 1955)
Lincoln Hall, Australian mountaineer and author (b. 1955)
Noboru Ishiguro
d. 2012 (b. 1938)
Noboru Ishiguro, Japanese animator and director (b. 1938)
Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg
d. 2012 (b. 1910)
Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg, Polish-Israeli rabbi and scholar (d. 2012)
James Herbert
d. 2013 (b. 1943)
James Herbert, English author and illustrator (d. 2013)
George Lowe (mountaineer)
d. 2013 (b. 1924)
George Lowe, New Zealand-English mountaineer and explorer (d. 2013)
Zillur Rahman
d. 2013 (b. 1929)
Zillur Rahman, Bangladeshi lawyer and politician, 15th President of Bangladesh (b. 1929)
Hennie Aucamp
d. 2014 (b. 1934)
Hennie Aucamp, South African poet, author, and academic (d. 2014)
Hilderaldo Bellini
d. 2014 (b. 1930)
Hilderaldo Bellini, Brazilian footballer (b. 1930)
Tonie Nathan
d. 2014 (b. 1923)
Tonie Nathan, American radio host, producer, and politician (d. 2014)
Khushwant Singh
d. 2014 (b. 1915)
Khushwant Singh, Indian journalist and author (d. 2014)
Eva Burrows
d. 2015 (b. 1929)
Eva Burrows, Australian 13th General of The Salvation Army (d. 2015)
Malcolm Fraser
d. 2015 (b. 1930)
Malcolm Fraser, Australian politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Australia (d. 2015)
Anker Jørgensen
d. 2016 (b. 1922)
Anker Jørgensen, Danish trade union leader and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Denmark (d. 2016)
David Rockefeller
d. 2017 (b. 1915)
David Rockefeller, American banker and businessman (d. 2017)